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Garry Hooper,

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Jurgen the German said:
I agree but a striker has been top priority for the last 3 January transfer windows, and the best we have managed to get is Luis Saha! I can't for a second believe that Redknapp or AVB don't and didn't want better players than the likes of him and Gary Hooper. But no, it's all Harry's fault we didn't sign someone better according to some Spurs fans. As for turning down Cavani for £8m, he's been rated at £20m+ for at least 3 seasons now so I struggle to believe we could have got him for £8m.
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Not £8m, but Palermo's president at the time said we'd agreed to sign Cavani and Kjaer for a combined £28m or something.
 
Jurgen the German said:
I agree but a striker has been top priority for the last 3 January transfer windows, and the best we have managed to get is Luis Saha! I can't for a second believe that Redknapp or AVB don't and didn't want better players than the likes of him and Gary Hooper. But no, it's all Harry's fault we didn't sign someone better according to some Spurs fans. As for turning down Cavani for £8m, he's been rated at £20m+ for at least 3 seasons now so I struggle to believe we could have got him for £8m.
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Last warning (and Jurgen I know that you are responding to other people's posts but...) this is not a Redknapp thread and I will be deleting any more posts about him or other off topic subjects in this thread.
 
milo said:
Last warning (and Jurgen I know that you are responding to other people's posts but...) this is not a Redknapp thread and I will be deleting any more posts about him or other off topic subjects in this thread.
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Sorry but I felt it was relevant to this discussion as we now have different manager but apparently our sights are still set very low when it comes to our transfer targets.
 
Jurgen the German said:
Sorry but I felt it was relevant to this discussion as we now have different manager but apparently our sights are still set very low when it comes to our transfer targets.
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No worries. There are a couple of threads on SN&V where this has been done to death. If you want to discuss it with regards to this window then I think it is best to start a new thread. Let's leave this thread for discussing a player that hardly any of us have seen and we are basing our opinions on pre-conceptions about the Scottish game ;)
 
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas watches Celtic's Gary Hooper with eye on making a bid
Tottenham Hotspur may enter the bidding for the signature of Celtic striker Gary Hooper.

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With Emmanuel Adebayor on duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, Jermain Defoe is the only recognised striker available to the London club at the moment.

Manager Andre Villas-Boas was at Parkhead to run the rule over the 24-year-old at Tuesday night’s match against Dundee United as Celtic confirmed that they had rejected a second offer from Norwich City for the player.

It was also disclosed that Celtic are prepared to withdraw the improved and extended contract on offer to Hooper if he fails to put pen to paper before the transfer window closes in eight days’ time.

“It’s not the latest offer because we made the offer three months ago and it’s been sitting on the table ever since,” the Celtic manager told BBC Radio Scotland.

“We’re disappointed that these things have come out in public again. I don’t know where they are coming from, but they are certainly not coming from us.

“Gary didn’t like the look of the contract three months ago and nothing has changed. We think it’s a good offer and would put him in the top two of three earners.

“I’m sure he wants to be the highest paid but sometimes you can’t get what you want. We have [made] an improved offer and that’s been turned down automatically.

“The second offer from Norwich wasn’t that much bigger than the first offer. It was nowhere near £6 million. It was completely rejected and even if it [had been] £6 million it would be completely rejected.”

With Juventus due in Glasgow in the Champions League round of 16 on Feb 12, Lennon is sanguine about the situation. “Our thinking is that come the come Feb 1 the contract offer will be withdrawn,” he said. “Gary and his representatives have a lot to think about.”
 
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Hooper is strong, quick, and has a great first touch.his strongest attribute is seemingly able to finish with any part of his foot. Not unlike Gascogne (not saying he is close) . Sure he is from the Scottish league, but I think it's a good punt if the price is right.
 
milo said:
Last warning (and Jurgen I know that you are responding to other people's posts but...) this is not a Redknapp thread and I will be deleting any more posts about him or other off topic subjects in this thread.
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I heard QPR might be in for him too - shrewd manager they have there ;)8-[8-[;)
 
Is this seriously the level we're aiming at? With a champions league place within our grasp?

FFS Daniel, sort it out.
 
Won't cost a fortune and easily resellable. We're not going to sign a top striker in £20+ million bracket. Levy is a disgrace for not signing a striker, then he's a disgrace for going after players that we can afford and would do a job for us. The man just can't win.
 
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Won't cost a fortune and easily resellable. We're not going to sign a top striker in £20+ million bracket. Levy is a disgrace for not signing a striker, then he's a disgrace for going after players that we can afford and would do a job for us. The man just can't win.
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This.
 
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